Emulsion type cosmetic composition for coating keratin fibers, comprising: - an aqueous phase, - particles comprising at least one hard wax present in the form of at least one aqueous dispersion of particles of one or more hard waxes having a point of melt ranging from 65 to 120 ° C, the one or more hard waxes being present at a total content greater than or equal to 10% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition, and - at least one emulsifying system that can disperse at least one or more hard waxes, comprising: * at least one nonionic surfactant with an HLB value at 25 ° C less than 8, and * at least one nonionic surfactant with an HLB value at 25 ° C greater than or equal to 8, at least one of the one or more nonionic surfactants with an HLB value at 25 ° C of less than 8, and at least one of the one or more nonionic surfactants with an HLB value of 25 ° C greater than or equal to 8, corresponding to the following formula (I): (A LK- [C (O)] a- [O] b) cX (I) in whose formula (I): - ALK is a C7-C23 alkyl group, preferably C11-C21, more preferably C15-C17, - a and b are integers between 0 and 100, c is an integer between 1 and 100, in particular between 1 and 3, preferably equal to 1, preferably a and b equal to 0, - X is an optionally substituted (poly) oxyalkylene group and / or terminated with a hydroxyl group, X preferably being an oxyethylene (CH2CH2O) group not (OCH2CH2) n in which n is greater than or equal to 1, for example, between 1 and 200, said (poly) oxyalkylene group preferably being a polyethylene glycol or the result of at least one substitution of a hydroxyl group, preferably chosen from (poly) glycerols, the total content of one or more hard waxes and optionally one or more additional waxes and the total content of the emulsifying system are such that the ratio weight of the one or more hard waxes plus the one or more additional waxes with respect to the emulsi system onant is less than or equal to 1.75, preferably less than str
